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Operation
TFX INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
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determine a period (in minutes). If no real-time signal is
received from a real-time client software within this period,
the device automatically switches back to logging mode.
1. Right-click on D
EVI CE
V
ARIA B LES
> N
EW
O
B JE CT
D
ICTIONARY
E
NTRY
> D
EVI CE
V
ARIA B LES
.
2. In the newly created object dictionary group
D
EVI CE
V
ARIA B LES
, add the object R
EALTIME
M
ODE
- S
WIT CH
B
ACK
TO
L
OGGING
MO DE
TIME
.
3. Enter the required value in the
R
EALTIME
M
ODE
-
SWIT CH
B ACK
TO
L
OGGING
MO DE
TIME
field.
4. Click on the S
AVE
C
HANGES
button to save the change.
The automatic switchover function is enabled.
INFORMATION
The value 0 disables the automatic switchover function.
A value >0 enables the automatic switchover function and
simultaneously defines the period after which the device
switches to logging mode.
Values from 1 to 4 are not permitted.
5.2.3 Configuring variables for CAN communication
To enable CAN communication and data logging, you must
configure the following variables.
CAN VARIABLES
The variables required concern the CAN connection and
belong to the object dictionary group D
EVI CE
V
ARIA B LES
.
Table 14: Variables concerning the CAN connection
Variable
Value
Function
CANOPEN NMT
S
TARTUP
0
Automatically sets the
device to CANopen mode
“Operational”.
CAN 1: DEVICE
CAN
OPEN
NO DE
-ID
1 … 127
The CANopen node address
(can be left at standard value).
CAN 1:
DEVI C E
CAN
B AU D
RATE
min. 50 kbit/s
max. 1 mbit/s
(default: 250 kBit/s)
The baud rate at which the
CAN bus operates.
LOGGING VARIABLES
The variables required concern the logfile and belong to the
object dictionary group D
EVI CE
V
ARIA B LES
> L
OGGING
.
Table 15: Logging variables
Variable
Function
L
OGGING
– F
ILE
U
PLOA D
P
ERIO D
Period in which the logfile is completed and sent to
the Data platform.
0 = data is sent when the size of the logfile reaches 1 kB.
L
OGGING
– F
ILE
HEA DER
TEXT
Information text in the header of each logfile. Can
contain for instance version information
(max. 32 characters).
L
OGGING
– S
EN D
F
ILE
C
OMMAN D
Assign any value to the variable during operation in
order to close and transfer the existing logfile.